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Boulder City, NV vs McAllen, TX

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Is it cheaper to live in McAllen or is it cheaper to live in Boulder City?
- McAllen is 30.8% less expensive than Boulder City.

Which city has more affordable housing, McAllen or Boulder City?
- McAllen housing costs are 56.6% less expensive than Boulder City housing costs.

Is Health Care more affordable in Boulder City or is Health Care more affordable in McAllen.
- Health related expenses are 5.1% more in McAllen.
 Boulder City, NVMcAllen, TXUnited States
 Overall  Unlock76.5100
 Food & Groceries104.9  Unlock100
 Health  Unlock97.7100
 Housing130.6  Unlock100
 Median Home Cost  Unlock$204,100$338,100
 Utilities90  Unlock100
 Transportation  Unlock86.2100
 Miscellaneous110.2  Unlock100
100 = National Average (Below 100 means cheaper than the US average. Above 100 means more expensive.)
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Reviews for Boulder City    4 Reviews

I'm an Air Force Veteran, born in New Jersey who left home at 18 and have live in at least 20 US towns and communities over the past fifty years. I moved out of Silicon  More

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Boulder City is all about Clean Green, but the only Dog Park in the city is all dirt. Henderson, NV and Las Vegas have multiple Grass dog parks. Boulder City has 3  More

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Over 17 years ago

All heavy truck traffic has been routed off the Hoover Dam since the 9-11 attacks due to national "infrastructure" security concerns and this has had the effect of  More

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Reviews for Mcallen    17 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

My wife and I are snowbirds from Iowa. We tried the McAllen area for a couple of seasons. We didn't like it, and have since opted for Mesa, AZ. Mesa ranked No. 8 in the  More

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On transfer here for two years now. Pros: Daytime traffic is pretty decent, when using Interstate 2. Home prices are cheaper, when compared to the national average.  More

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Over 11 years ago

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